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Florida DOT to Sponsor 2015 Xfinity Series Season Opener at Daytona

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The first NASCAR Xfinity Series race has its sponsor. The Florida Department of Transport (Florida DOT) will serve as the sponsor for NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener in February, Daytona International Speedway has announced. The 120-lap Alert Today Florida 300 will kick off the season while raising awareness about pedestrian and bicycle safety in the …

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Darrell Wallace, Jr. Working on Finalizing 2015 Plans

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With Kyle Busch Motorsports announcing its driver lineup sans Darrell Wallace, Jr., all signs have pointed toward Bubba moving up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series (formerly the NASCAR Nationwide Series) in 2015. Following his victory in the Ford EcoBoost 200, Wallace was asked of his plans for next season and he couldn’t say much as things …

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Kyle Busch Motorsports Adds Justin Boston, Matt Tifft to 2015 Lineup

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Over the past weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced the addition of Justin Boston and Matt Tifft to its driver lineup for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2015. Boston will run the full schedule in search of winning the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award after running the full ARCA Racing Series …

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Homestead-Miami Speedway Sells Out of Grandstand and Premium Seating for Ford 400

Homestead-Miami Speedway announced on Tuesday, November 11th that the grandstands are sold out for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale, the Ford EcoBoost 400. Speedway officials also announced that premium seat areas in the Champions Club, Speedway Club and Pit Box are sold out as well. “The response this year among our fans has …

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Team Penske Makes Nationwide Driver Change for Homestead

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Team Penske announced on Monday that Brad Keselowski will drive the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang in Nationwide Series season finale, the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. Joey Logano was originally scheduled to run the race, but Team Penske made the decision to allow Logano to focus on the Sprint Cup Series …

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Atlanta Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway Offer Discount to Military Members

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On Veteran’s Day, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway announced that both speedways will offer discounted tickets to military members for the scheduled 2015 events. AMS has partnered with GovX for the second straight year to offer discounted tickets not only to military members, but also first responders for their NASCAR event scheduled on the February …

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Ben Kennedy Set to Make NASCAR History at Homestead-Miami Speedway

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Once the checkered flag falls at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finale, NASCAR history will be made. Entering this weekend sitting eighth in points, Ben Kennedy will become the first descendant of NASCAR’s founding family to complete a season in one of the sport’s top three series. “This is it, this …

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Friday Faceoff: Texas Tangle, Phoenix Fury & Chases for Everybody?

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Welcome to Friday Faceoff! What do you get when you take some hot-button NASCAR topics and hand them over to our dedicated and… er, opinionated staff? A little disagreement and a whole lot of thought-provoking insight! Check out this week’s edition to see what everyone is arguing… um, we mean, discussing this week! 1. Tempers …

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Ty Dillon to Run Phoenix Sprint Cup Series Race for Circle Sport Racing

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Circle Sport Racing announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4 that Ty Dillon will run the Quickens Loans Race for Heroes 500 this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. It will mark his second career Sprint Cup Series start, after making his debut earlier this year at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “Well first, the competition is that much stiffer,” …

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NASCAR Issues Penalties Against No. 5 and No. 24 Team Following Texas Fight

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Following the fight at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday night, NASCAR has issued penalties against crew members on both the No. 5 and No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports teams. Jeremy Fuller off of Kasey Kahne‘s No. 5 team, along with Dwayne Doucette and Jason Ingle off of Jeff Gordon‘s No. 24 team, have been each fined …

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NASCAR unveils 2015 K&N Pro Series East/West car at SEMA Show

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NASCAR unveiled a brand new body for the K&N Pro Series East/West cars in 2015 (Credit: Tim Southers/NASCAR)

On Tuesday Nov, 4, NASCAR unveiled the 2015 K&M Pro Series East/West car at the SEMA automotive specialty products trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “This car is not only a pretty good-looking piece, it’s a game changer,” NASCAR Touring Series Managing Director Brad Moran, said. The new body features panels made from …

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Eric Phillips Moves to XFINITY Series With Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015

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Eric Phillips set to move up to the Xfinity Series in 2015 with Joe Gibbs Racing (Credit: Kyle Busch Motorsports)

During an interview with Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, crew chief Eric Phillips revealed that he will be moving from Kyle Busch Motorsports‘ NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team to Joe Gibbs Racing‘s Xfinity Series (currently the NASCAR Nationwide Series) team in 2015. “I’m gonna be moving on, I’m gonna go to JGR at the end of the year,” Phillips …

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